Test your basic knowledge |

Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






2. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






3. The amount of light reflected by a hue






4. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






5. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






6. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






7. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






8. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






9. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






10. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






11. Known for his glass sculpture






12. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






13. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






14. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






15. Where the revolving door was fully developed






16. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






17. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






18. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






19. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






20. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






21. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






22. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






23. Technique of shading using dots to control value






24. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






25. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






26. Something that supports a sculpture






27. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






28. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






29. Creates blue dye






30. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






31. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






32. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






33. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






34. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






35. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






36. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






37. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






38. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






39. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






40. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






41. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






42. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






43. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






44. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






45. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






46. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






47. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






48. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






49. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






50. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter